Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- David Sanchez Papers,
- Dates:
- 1971-2012
- Creators:
- Sanchez, David
- Abstract:
- David John Sanchez was born and raised in East Los Angeles. As a founding member of the Brown Berets, Sanchez was heavily involved with the Chicano civil and political movements of the late 1960s and 1970s. The collection consists of David Sanchez's resume, 2012 flyer for his run for the 40th District of Congress, a 1972 issue of La Causa, and a photographic print of the Brown Berets' "La Marcha de la Reconquista." The collection also includes two books by Sanchez, "Expedition Through Aztlan" and "Social Communication for Everyone." Both are located in CSRC library stacks. Researchers who would like to indicate errors of fact or omissions in this finding aid can contact the research center at www.chicano.ucla.edu
This collection has been delisted from the OAC. - Extent:
- .25 linear feet
- Language:
- Collection materials in English
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], David Sanchez Papers, 3, UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center, University of California, Los Angeles.
Background
- Scope and content:
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The collection consists of David Sanchez's resume, 2012 flyer for his run for the 40th District of Congress, a 1972 issue of La Causa, and a photographic print of the Brown Berets' "La Marcha de la Reconquista." The collection also includes two books by Sanchez, "Expedition Through Aztlan" and "Social Communication for Everyone." Both are located in CSRC library stacks.
- Biographical / historical:
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David John Sanchez was born and raised in East Los Angeles. He majored in History at Saint Stephens College (Los Angeles), graduating in 1974. He received a Ph.D. in Communications from the Union Institute and University (Cincinnati, OH) in 1978. Sanchez all earned a California Community College Instructors Credential in 1989.
Sanchez worked as a substance abuse counselor for Los Angeles County Health Services, becoming a senior representative in the early 1990s. He was also an advisor for the Los Angeles Job Corps Center in 1999. He was an instructor at several colleges within the Los Angeles Community College District, teaching Mexican American Studies and Speech. Sanchez unsuccessfully ran for a Los Angeles City Council seat for District 14 in 2005 and a seat in the 40th Congressional District of the House of Representatives in 2012.
Sanchez was involved with the Chicano civil and political movements of the late 1960s and 1970s. He attended the 1966 Annual Chicano Student Conference in Los Angeles County, in which a team of high school students discussed different issues affecting Mexican Americans in their barrios and schools. The high school students formed the Young Citizens for Community Action the same year, and worked together to support Dr. Julian Nava's campaign as a Los Angeles school board member candidate in 1967. Sanchez and Moctesuma Esparza had trained with Father John B. Luce's Social Action Training center at the Church of the Epiphany (Episcopal) in Lincoln Heights and with the Community Service Organization. The organization's name was then changed to Young Chicanos For Community Action (YCCA). In 1967, the YCCA founded the Piranya Coffee House. The group decided to wear brown berets as a symbol of unity and resistance against discrimination. As a result, the organization gained the name "Brown Berets". Sanchez was a founding member. Their agenda was to fight police harassment, inadequate public schools, inadequate health care, inadequate job opportunities, minority education issues, the lack of political representation, and the Vietnam War. It set up branches in Texas, New Mexico, Colorado, New York, Florida, Chicago, St. Louis and other metropolitan areas with large "RAZA" populations.
Date Event 1966 Annual Chicano Student Conference, Los Angeles 1966 Young Citizens for Community Action formed, Los Angeles 1968 Brown Berets became a national organization with chapters in California, Arizona, Texas, Colorado, New Mexico, Milwaukee, Chicago, Detroit, Minnesota, Ohio, Oregon, and Indiana. 1971 May 05 The Brown Berets marched one thousand miles from Calexico to Sacramento in "La Marcha de la Reconquista" to protest statewide against racial and institutionalized discrimination, police brutality, and the high number of Chicano casualties in Vietnam. 1974 Sanchez earns B.A. in History from Saint Stephens College. 1978 Sanchez earns Ph.D. in Communications from Union Institute and University. 1978 Sanchez's "Expedition Through Aztlan" is published. 1989 Sanchez's "Social Communication for Everyone" is published. 2005 Sanchez runs for Los Angeles City Council Member seat for the District 14 2012 Sanchez runs for U.S. Congress for the 40th Congressional District. - Acquisition information:
- This collection was donated to the Chicano Studies Research Center by David Sanchez in 2014.
- Processing information:
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Processed by Angel Diaz, 2014 February
Processed by Angel Diaz, February 2014.
- Physical location:
- COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Open for research. Advance notice required for access. Contact the UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center Library for paging information
- Rules or conventions:
- Finding aid prepared using DACS
Indexed terms
About this collection guide
- Date Prepared:
- ©2015
- Date Encoded:
- Machine-readable finding aid derived from ColdFusion web application and SQLServer relational database. Date of source: 2014 February
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Open for research. Advance notice required for access. Use the archival research application http://www.chicano.ucla.edu/archival-research-application to page materials. Allow 72 hours for materials to be delivered. Contact the UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center Library for further paging information.
- Terms of access:
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Copyright has not been assigned to the UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center. All requests for permission to publish must be submitted in writing to the Chicano Studies Research Center Library. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center as the owner of the physical item and is not intended to include or imply permission from the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], David Sanchez Papers, 3, UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center, University of California, Los Angeles.
- Location of this collection:
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University of California, Los Angeles, Chicano Studies Research Center Library, 193 Haines HallLos Angeles, CA 90095-1544, US
- Contact:
- (310) 206-6052